Urbanization

What is Urbanization?

Continuing population growth and urbanisation are projected to add 2.5 billion people to the world’s urban population by 2050, putting pressure on modern living. In fact, around 1.5 million people a week are moving to urban environments and by 2050, more than two-thirds of the world’s population will live in cities.

This massive urbanisation presents many challenges for people’s general health and wellbeing, safety, and overall quality of life. We will be exposed to higher levels of pollution, climate change, and human migration, not to mention the issue of waste management. in Europe, buildings alone account for more than two-thirds of total primary energy demand and total greenhouse gas emissions.

Our Thinking stories

Today, stone wool improves peoples’ work and well-being in all kinds of different ways. Our solutions are influential in making people’s lives richer, more productive and more beautiful.

Did you know?

Urbanisation presents many challenges in terms of people’s general health and wellbeing, safety, and overall quality of life. If new and existing buildings are made more energy efficient, we can make cities healthier, safer, and more sustainable.

Education

Designing a school is a complicated and demanding architectural challenge. Whether a new build or refurbishment project, building materials need to provide acoustic comfort, be easy to maintain, flexible, adaptable and robust.

Healthcare

Healthcare providers are accountable for the indoor environment where patients are treated and not all building materials are equal. It is important to select materials and surfaces that foster a beautiful, comfortable and healing environment.

Part of the ROCKWOOL Group

The products in the ROCKWOOL Group are diverse and all contribute to shaping a circular economy, enhancing resource efficiency, and nurturing the safety, health and well-being of those who make and use our products. Visit our sister brands to learn how they, too, work to release the power of stone, or read the story about us all at the ROCKWOOL Group website.